About this role
Job Title : Compliance & Risk Manager Salary : £70,000 – £80,000 + benefits Location : London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office) Pod already has deep expertise spread across its teams, from information security to electrical compliance. What it needs now is someone to connect it all. As our Compliance & Risk Manager, you’ll build the framework that ties that expertise together and gives our Leadership Team a clear, reliable view of where we stand. You’ll have real autonomy and visibility across Pod and the wider EDF group. You’ll also be shaping how a fast-growing business manages risk as it helps make EV charging easy for everyone.
This is what our very own Head of Legal had to say about the role: “We’re looking for someone who can help take Pod’s approach to compliance and risk to the next level. The expertise already exists across the business, and your opportunity is to connect it, challenge it and turn it into a framework our Leadership Team can really rely on. You’ll have significant autonomy, exposure across Pod and the wider EDF group, and the chance to build something that will grow with the business.”
- Build our compliance framework - You’ll design, implement and continuously improve a proportionate compliance framework that works for Pod, creating clear ownership of regulatory obligations, effective escalation routes and meaningful assurance Create clarity around our obligations - You’ll build and maintain a single view of the regulatory, statutory and scheme obligations that apply to Pod.
- Work with specialists across the business to identify gaps, clarify ownership and make sure material issues do not fall between teams Own our policy framework - You’ll bring our policy library under effective control, with clear ownership, approvals, versioning and review cycles.
- You’ll draft and improve policies and procedures that people can actually understand and use Turn assurance into evidence - You’ll work collaboratively with subject matter experts to understand how controls operate, challenge where appropriate and move from self-declaration towards evidence-based assurance where the risk warrants it Give leaders a clear picture - You’ll produce concise, useful reporting for the Leadership Team covering compliance status, risks, actions, emerging regulation and areas requiring decisions or investment Strengthen risk management - You’ll support the Head of Legal with Pod’s risk register process, facilitating refresh cycles, engaging risk owners, challenging scoring and mitigations, and tracking actions through to completion Make audits easier - You’ll support preparation for internal, external, certification, customer and regulatory audits.
- Keep evidence organised, help colleagues prepare, quality-check responses and make sure findings are addressed rather than rediscovered at the next audit Coordinate with our wider group - You’ll act as a working-level interface with EDF group functions on compliance, policy and assurance, translating group expectations into proportionate actions for Pod and helping the business understand where group arrangements already provide coverage Support regulated and privacy activity - You’ll support our consumer finance compliance arrangements, including FCA-related monitoring and audit evidence, and help teams navigate day-to-day data protection and privacy matters.
- These areas offer scope to grow as Pod’s requirements develop Build a strong compliance network - You’ll partner with People and subject matter experts to make compliance practical and relevant, from targeted training and onboarding through to incident reporting, lessons learned and Speak Up arrangements.